Wolves (military)
| Special Operations Regiment Полк за Специјални Операции |
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Patch of Special Operations Regiment
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| Active | 1 March 1994 |
| Country |
 Republic of Macedonia
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| Allegiance | ARM |
| Branch | Special Operations Regiment |
| Type | Special operations force |
| Role |
Primary tasks:
Other roles:
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| Part of | Special Operations Regiment |
| Engagements |
Iraq Afghanistan Lebanon Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Colonel Orce Jordev |
Primary tasks:
Other roles:
The Special Operations Regiment (Macedonian: Полк за специјални операции) is the main special operations unit of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia. Under the command of the Special Operations Regiment are the Ranger Battalion as well as the Special Force Battalion "Wolves". The Wolves unit was formed on 1 March 1994. The Special Operations Regiment is responsible for defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Macedonia from foreign hostiles. This unit is fully compatible with NATO standards.
Provides fully organized, trained and equipped units for performing special operations and specific conventional operations, independently or in cooperation with other units of the ARM and other coalition forces, in all weather and land conditions in peacetime, crisis and war so as to support peace and to prevent conflict as part of the overall efforts to support internal security and foreign policy of the Republic of Macedonia.
1. Focus on planning, organizing, equipping and training for successful execution of the mission; 2. Provide intelligence support for successful execution of the mission; 3. Provide ISTAR capabilities necessary for successful carrying out the mission of the ARM; 4. Share declared forces in planning, organizing and training in order to carry out operations within stabilization operations, peace maintenance, conflict prevention and regional conflicts and crisis management as part of and/or led by internationally agreed Alliances outside the Republic of Macedonia; 5. Cooperation (bilateral and multilateral) aimed at trust building and regional and global peace and stability promotion; 6. Performing operations in support of the Ministry of Interior forces in dealing with threats, risks and threats to the security and defense of the Republic of Macedonia. 7. Performing operations in support of the government institutions in the event of natural disasters and accidents on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia. 8. Provide necessary combat and service support of units carrying out duties; 9. Ensure proper personnel management (human resources management); 10. Ensure proper financial management and budgeting; 11. Provide adequate CIS for the mission needs; 12. Provide effective civil and military relations, civilian structures coordination (governmental and non-governmental organizations and associations) in order to support the mission.
Received award:
On 1 March 1994, Special Forces Unit (6th Squad), called ‘Wolves’ was founded within the Army of Republic of Macedonia for the first time. In 1998, the first team formation of the unit was formed and it was renamed into Special Forces Unit. In 2001 the unit became a part of CTU (Counter terrorism unit), and after founding SU Command, it became a part of it as a Squad. In 2003, the unit was reformed into Special Forces Battalion.
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